In the following post I am going to explain how to deploy an OVF Template from an URL.The VMware vSphere Client allows you to deploy and export virtual machines, virtual appliances, and vApps stored in Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF).
An appliance is a pre-configured virtual machine that typically includes a preinstalled guest operating system and other software.
Methods to deploy an OVF Template
Using vSphere Client you have a couple of methods available to you :- Remote web server (URL)
- Local Disk, USB keychain drives or CD/DVD drives
- Shared network drives
- OVFTool (Command-line utility from VMware that allows you to import and export OVF packages to and from a wide variety of VMware platform products.)
In most cases, Administrators would probably browse their Local Disks or Network Shares.
However, In my case I want to deploy a template using the local datastore of my ESXi host, using an URL.
